Income statement

Income statement for the financial year from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016

€ million	Note no.	2014/15	2015/16
Sales	1	59,219	58,417
Cost of sales		−47,577	−46,967
Gross profit on sales		11,642	11,450
Other operating income	2	1,275	1,537
Selling expenses	3	−10,221	−9,960
General administrative expenses	4	−1,467	−1,562
Other operating expenses	5	−518	−54
Earnings share of operating companies recognised at equity	6	0	102
Earnings before interest and taxes EBIT		711	1,513
Earnings share of non-operating companies recognised at equity	6	2	3
Other investment result	7	0	−4
Interest income	8	62	93
Interest expenses	8	−344	−314
Other financial result	9	−172	−124
Net financial result		−452	−346
Earnings before taxes EBT		259	1,167
Income taxes	11	−480	−559
Profit or loss for the period from continuing operations		−221	608
Profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes	12	935	49
Profit or loss for the period		714	657
Profit or loss for the period attributable to non-controlling interests	13	42	58
from continuing operations		(42)	(58)
from discontinued operations		(0)	(0)
Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG		672	599
from continuing operations		(−263)	(550)
from discontinued operations		(935)	(49)
Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted)	14	2.06	1.83
from continuing operations		(−0.80)	(1.68)
from discontinued operations		(2.86)	(0.15)